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iikka Keränen
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Finnish-American artist living and working in Seattle. Former game developer and burned out gifted kid.

I do have an Etsy shop now: https://www.etsy.com/shop/iikkaArt
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This is "Tiara", my latest #acrylic #painting on 30"x30" canvas
"Tiara" acrylic painting by iikka Keranen
November 2, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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This is my latest #acrylic #painting, "Space Needle at Dusk" on 36"x36" canvas.
"Space Needle at Dusk", acrylic painting by iikka Keränen
October 17, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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This is a portrait of my friend Sarah for her birthday! #acrylic #art
September 28, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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Just finished this #acrylic #painting named "Condition Blue"
"Condition Blue", acrylic painting by iikka Keränen
September 10, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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My solo #art show is going on at Solo bar and eatery by #Seattle center for the next couple of months!
August 26, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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My latest #painting "Emerald Dawn", 36"x12" in glow in the dark #acrylics
"Emerald Dawn" acrylic painting by iikka Keränen
August 6, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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This is "Cobalt Dusk", a glow in the dark #acrylic #painting that I finished yesterday. 36"x12"
July 24, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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Mads, 2025. This is a portrait of a friend of mine who passed away this year
July 16, 2025 at 6:39 AM
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From last night's #art night, this is "Congruflation". #Acrylic on canvas, 12"x12"
"Congruflation" abstract acrylic painting by iikka Keränen.
July 10, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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Just finished #acrylic #painting "Blue Hat"
"Blue Hat" acrylic painting by iikka Keränen. A portrait of a woman with blue-white hair wearing a blue sun hat against a backdrop of sea and sky
June 23, 2025 at 3:51 AM
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Mind is a Beach
#art
#acrylic
"Mind is a Beach" acrylic painting by iikka Keränen. Impressionist depiction of sky and ocean painted in blocky strokes
June 6, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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From tonight's #art night. It's called "Splerch"
"Splerch", acrylic painting by iikka Keränen
May 29, 2025 at 5:37 AM
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"Typolisk", 36"x12" in acrylic
"Typolisk" acrylic painting by iikka Keränen
May 8, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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"Blue Dress" from yesterday's #art night. 12"x12" Acrylic
"Blue Dress" acrylic painting by iikka Keränen
May 1, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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"Inevitability of Life", 48"x12" Acrylic on Canvas
"Inevitability of Life" acrylic art by iikka Keränen. Vine-like strands of life reach from one star to another across time, space and language.
April 12, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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"Mindflow", 12"x12" acrylic on canvas
A pareidolia-inducing improvisation with no hidden messages whatsoever
April 3, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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"Blueshift", 10"x10" Acrylic on canvas panel
A depiction of language evolving into more complex forms as the society matures
April 3, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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"Crustypography", 10"x10" acrylic on canvas panel
A spectrum of colors separated into layers resembling geologic strata, some with markings that could be interpreted as text
April 3, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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For today's #FebruArty topic, a #pair of lizards find moon-lit romance in the blooming sparktus field.
"Springtime", a pen&ink artwork by iikka Keränen. A tender scene of companionship under a full moon
February 14, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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For today's #FebruARTY a very #orange "Metro Sunset"
"Metro Sunset" acrylic painting by iikka Keränen. A fiery light pillar shoots up into the sky beyond a city of irregular spires.
February 12, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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For today's #FebruARTY topic, something that doesn't have any fish in it but sure smells fishy. "A Cry for Kelp" from the first art night of the year.
"A Cry For Kelp" acrylic art by iikka Keränen. An underwater scene of plant life with octopus-like creatures.
February 8, 2025 at 3:07 AM
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For today's #FebruARTY topic, this piece is named "Eyes of the City". Ink on Bristol Board.
"Eyes of the City" pen & ink artwork by iikka Keränen. An abstracted face overlaid on a cityscape, as if reflected in a windowpane.
February 7, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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#januarty topic of the day: curve
"The Outside" pen & ink artwork by iikka Keränen. A lone figure stands on a balcony watching the sunset. There are trees.
January 29, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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Today's #januarty topic is sweet but this honey tastes like electricity and raw neurotransmitters
"The Wrong Kind of Honey" acrylic art by iikka Keränen. A couple of very confused bees explore a previously unseen side of the hive.
January 25, 2025 at 4:07 AM
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For today's #januarty I'll just post my life-size self-portrait "Part 1" that is an incredibly serious study in opposites.
"Part 1" acrylic painting by iikka Keränen. Nude legs in graphic arts style against a green background of interlocking geometric shapes.
January 23, 2025 at 7:50 PM